THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF GREAT BRITAIN Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II. The queen reigns‚ but does not rule. The legislative power in the country is exercised by Parliament. Parliament makes the laws of Great Britain. It consists of the queen‚ the House of Commons‚ and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is Britain’s real governing body. It has 650 members‚ elected by the people. Members of the House of Commons have
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On the Rise and fall of Great Britain (1) 中文摘要： 英国，一个漂泊在大西洋上的小岛，曾经在世界历史发展的漫长时期中湮没无闻，人口不过数百万，国土资源也很有限，却率先敲开通向现代世界的大门，从地理的边缘变成了世界的中心，一跃成为西方强国的领头人，并独领风骚数百年，给人类文明烙上了不可磨灭的印记。然而到了十九世纪末期，由于美、德等国的崛起以及其他种种原因，英国逐渐失去优势‚后来又在第二次世界大战中受到严重创伤，大英帝国国力日渐衰落‚海外殖民地也在二战后纷纷宣告独立‚大英帝国逐渐演变成一个组织松散的英联邦。这个曾经号称“世界工厂”和“日不落帝国”的国家又逐渐衰落，回归到欧洲，回归到欧洲的版图之内，回归到大西洋中的那个小岛。 关键词:世界工厂 日不落帝国 衰落 Abstract in English： Great Britain‚ a small island which lies in the Atlantic Ocean‚ was once little-known in the long history of
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Comparative Analysis of Canada’s Relationship Between Great Britain and the United States Introduction For centuries‚ the British Empire was comprised of multiple dominions‚ colonies‚ and territories ruled by the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The British Empire was present in areas all over the globe. Around the early 1900’s the Empire was said to govern a total population of almost 500 million people‚ and covered about one quarter of the total land mass on Earth‚ which
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Great Britain provided many basic constitutional principles to the colonies. There are seven major principles of state governments‚ which were all connected back to England. Natural rights and higher law‚ social contract‚ popular sovereignty‚ republicanism‚ separation of powers‚ checks and balances‚ and legislative supremacy were these ideas. Many of these principles were utilized in our U.S. Constitution. The only differences are that social contract and legislative supremacy were removed. However
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THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN GREAT BRITAIN The Great Britain was the first country to undergo industrial revolution which according to Musson and Robinson (1969) is the "transformation of a predominantly rural‚ agricultural and handicraft society into a predominantly urban‚ industrial and mechanized society" (60). Indeed the modern world owes a lot to British pioneers of the 18th and 19th century like Abraham Darby‚ Richard Arkwright‚ John Wilkinson‚ Samuel Crompton‚ Thomas Newcomen and James Watt
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years. Africa has many natural resources that other European nations wanted. Such as cotton‚ rubber‚ zinc‚ lead‚ coal‚ coffee‚ peanuts‚ bananas‚ coca‚ sugar‚ palm oil and the two most expensive resources found here were gold and diamonds that Great Britain used. Yet many European nations used so many resources that Africa had to give. Without Africa’s consent‚ many countries decided to move in imperializing Africa‚ feeling like they had ethnocentrism or that one’s culture is superior to another’s
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Industrial Revolution of Great Britain The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a tremendous effect on the social economic and cultural conditions starting in the Great Britain‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Reasons The Industrial Revolution‚ one of the most vital periods of change in Great Britain‚ occurred because
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Revolutionaries were right for leaving Great Britain Revolutionaries also known as patriots / colonist‚ are the people who fought to get out of Britain’s rule. While as a loyalist or often called "royalist" remained faithful to the British crown. Revolutionaries and loyalist had a rivalry‚ because they weren’t on the same page during the revolutionary war. One side wanted freedom (Revolutionaries) and the other didn’t(loyalist). Patriots were right for leaving Britain for many reasons. Colonist felt
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McDonald’s Great Britain – Turn Around New menus‚ improve services‚ advertising‚ opening new stores‚ closing others‚ and refurbishing others have propelled McDonald’s U.S. back into an active growth cycle after experiencing a slack period in 2003 and 2004 – U.S. sales have climbed for 40 straight months. Sales in Great Britain have not shown a similar movement. Sales at McDonald’s 1‚235 British outlets have been slughish for years‚ and the reasons are numerous. New chain such as Yo! Sushi and
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Places of Interest in Great Britain Great Britain is rich in world-famous places. Certainly among them there are famous university cities Oxford and Cambridge‚ Shakespeare’s birthplace — Stratford-upon-Avon‚ towns of Cardiff‚ Edinburgh and Glasgow. Stratford-upon-Avon is a small town. Its chief points of interest are associated with Shakespeare‚ the greatest English poet and playwright. Shakespeare was buried in the church at Stratford on the banks of the Avon. The Royal Shakespeare Theatre was
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